40/29 News Sunrise interview with Precision Fitness Trainer Dustin Williams on how to stay away from bad carbs during the holidays.

40/29 News Sunrise interview with Precision Fitness Trainer Dustin Williams on how to stay away from bad carbs during the holidays.

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Updated: 9:28 AM CST Nov 23, 2014

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WEBVTT SUPPORT LOCAL FORCES. THIS IS THE TIME OF THE YEAR WHEN ALL OF US TEND TO PUT ON THE HOLIDAY POUNDS FROM ALL THE GOOD FOOD, CANDY, AND THE DRINKS. BUT THERE ARE SOME SIMPLE SWAPS THAT YOU CAN DO TO SHAVE CALORIES AND CUT CARVES. DUSTIN IS HERE TO EXPLAIN. THERE ARE SOME BIG ONES HERE, ITALIAN FOOD. AND THERE'S A GOOD SUBSTITUTE. ONE OF THE SIMPLEST AND MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS TO CUT SOME CALORIES AND GET INTO MORE OF A FAT LOSS MODE IS CUT CARBOHYDRATED. I'M NOT SAYING YOU NEED A LOW ATKINS-STYLE CUTTING OF THE CARBS. BUT THERE ARE SIMPLE THINGS WE CAN DO TO SWAP THEM OUT. JUST LIKE YOU MENTIONED, WE ARE VERY PASTA DRIVEN IN AMERICA, WE LIKE PASTA. YOU CAN TAKE SPAGHETTI SQUASH AND SWAP THAT FOR A LOT OF THE PASTAS. IT HAS THE SAME TEXTURE, TASTES A LOT OF THE SAME, AND YOU'RE SAVING A MASSIVE AMOUNT OF CALORIES AND DROPPING CARBS BY SWITCHING ONE FOR ONE ON THAT. AND THAT'S NOT THE ONLY ONE. A COUPLE OTHERS. LETTUCE IS A GOOD ONE AS A REPLACEMENT FOR LIKE A TORTILLA OR A BUN. DEFINITELY. YOU CAN USE THE LETTUCE AS A WRAP. SO INSTEAD OF BUNS FOR HAMBURGERS, YOU CAN USE A LETTUCE WRAP. INSTEAD OF FLOUR TORTILLAS FOR BURRITOS, YOU CAN WRAP IT IN LETTUCE INSTEAD. SAVE CALORIES AND CUT CARBS. ON AVERAGE, YOU'LL DROP 200 CALORIES BY SWAPPING A TORTILLA FOR A LETTUCE WRAP. 30 SECONDS LEFT. THIS WAS A SURPRISE, WHITE BEANS. YES. WHITE BEANS IS ACTUALLY A REALLY TASTY TREAT IN SWAPPING OUT FOR MASHED POTATOES. SO YOU CAN TAKE SOME WHITE BEANS AND ADD A CLOVE OF GARLIC AND EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, AND YOU'LL GET MORE PROTEIN AND FIRE. AND IT TASTES GOOD, JUST LIKE MASHED POTATOES. I'LL HAVE TO TRY THAT. MAYBE SOME SHORT CUTS YOU CAN TAKE TO ENJOY THE EGG NOG AND EVERYTHING ELSE THAT YOU'LL SEE PEOPLE SERVING THIS TIME OF YEAR.

Keeping Away From Carbs

40/29 News Sunrise interview with Precision Fitness Trainer Dustin Williams on how to stay away from bad carbs during the holidays.